MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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